Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Summary
Authors sue Meta for copyright infringement, claiming the company used their works to train AI models without permission.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 30P · 15D · 34N (261 articles)
Latest ruling: neutral (2025-04-01)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
89 plaintiff-favorable · 52 defendant-favorable · 120 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 30 plaintiff · 15 defendant · 34 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissaltorrentfreak.com · 2026-06-15
- Meta’s AI copyright fight now reaches Mark Zuckerberg personallyStartup Fortune · 2026-05-11
- Top publishers are suing Meta for training AI with books under copyrightcelebitchy.com · 2026-05-11
- Mark Zuckerberg Accused by James Patterson And Biden Publishers of Personally Encouraging AI CopyrightInternational Business Times UK · 2026-05-07
- US judge sides with Meta in AI training copyright caseDigital Journal · 2026-06-02
- Elsevier joins suit against Meta over use of copyrighted research in LLM trainingR&D World · 2026-05-13
- US Court Favors Big Tech in AI Copyright Case조선일보 · 2026-02-10
- US Courts Favor Big Tech in AI Copyright조선일보 · 2026-02-09
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Boies Schiller FlexnerAnnabel Weinbach
- Boies Schiller Flexner LLPJake Glendenning
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLPJalle H. Dafa
- Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, LLPSean Adam Petterson
- PRO SECognella, Inc.
- Stris & Maher LLPChristopher M Rigali
- Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLPJessica E Phillips, Karen Leah Dunn, Kyle N. Smith
- Hueston Hennigan LLPLee Linderman, Moez Mansoor Kaba
- Keker Van Nest & PetersSpencer McManus
- Law Offices of Lincoln Bandlow, PCLincoln Dee Bandlow
- Mintz & Gold LLPTerence William McCormick , I
- Morrison & Foerster LLPJoseph Charles Gratz
- Pryor Cashman LLPBenjamin S. Akley
- Slarskey LLCDavid Slarskey
- Independent counselKevin Robert Madigan
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPJoseph Richard Farris
- Cooley LLPMark R. Weinstein
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:23-cv-03417
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Vince Chhabria
- Filed
- 2023-07-07
- Last filing
- 2026-10-22
Cause
17:504 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Cognella, Inc. (plaintiff) Daring Greatly Corporation (plaintiff) BCP Literary, Inc. (plaintiff) Eleven Eleven O' Clock Corporation (plaintiff) Christopher Farnsworth (plaintiff) Lysa TerKeurst (plaintiff) Junot Diaz (plaintiff) John Blase (plaintiff) Tsh Oxenreider (plaintiff) Michael Sullivan (miscellaneous) Strike 3 Holdings, LLC (miscellaneous) Entrepreneur Media LLC (movant) Joseph Farris (miscellaneous) OpenAI OpCo, L.L.C. (miscellaneous) HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. (movant) Association of American Publishers (amicus) The Copyright Alliance (amicus) The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (amicus) Electronic Frontier Foundation (amicus) Amici IP Law Professors (amicus)
Docket entries
- 2026-09-01
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-07-06
Clerk's Notice
- 2026-06-29
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2026-03-26
Set Deadlines/Hearings
- 2025-12-09
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-04-11
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-04-10
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-04-02
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
- 2025-04-01
Order
- 2025-03-26
Order
- 2025-02-04
Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions
- 2025-01-29
Set Deadlines/Hearings: -Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment due by 3/10/2025. -Meta's opposition, Meta's motion for summary judgment, and Meta's motions to exclude due by 3/24/2025. -Plaintiffs' reply in support of their motion for summary judgment, opposition to Meta's motion for summary judgment, oppositions to Meta's motions to exclude, and their motions to exclude due by 4/7/2025. -Meta's reply in support of its motion for summary judgment, and oppositions to the plaintiffs' motions to exclude are due by 4/17/2025. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2025) Modified on 1/29/2025 (bxs, COURT STAFF).
- 2025-01-28
Order
- 2025-01-21
Order
- 2025-01-14
Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions
- 2024-11-01
Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions
- 2024-10-24
Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions
- 2024-09-09
Discovery Hearing
- 2024-01-29
Order on Motion to Appoint Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel
- 2023-10-06
Order on Stipulation
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.